Legal Opinion

Rodrigues v. Herman

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 19, 1997No. 96-15387PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MICHAEL DALY HAWKINS, Circuit Judge:

From 1978 to 1991, Jess Rodrigues was the co-trustee of two employee benefit plans (the “Plans”) maintained by California Housing Securities, Inc. He was also an employee of the company and a participant in the Plans. The Plans, which have been terminated, were governed by ERISA.1

In 1983, Rodrigues became one of the five partners in the Dublin Land Company (“DLC”). DLC acquired a large development property for approximately $2.5 million; DLC paid $500,000 down and signed a promissory note for' the remainder. Rodrigues paid ten percent of the downpayment…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mertens v. Hewitt AssociatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  2. Central States, Southeast & Southwest Areas Pension Fund v. Central Transport, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  3. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. LudwigSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Bagdadi v. NazarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  5. Elgen Long, Robert Bax, Oakley Smith John Keenan v. Flying Tiger Line, Inc. Fixed Pension Plan for Pilots the Flying Tiger Line, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Juan Valdez v. Mark A. Rosenbaum Al Terrault Julie Latuska Bill Parker George Gore Debbie Miller Allen CooperCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
  2. McDaniel v. Chevron Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  3. Shaver v. Operating Engineers Local 428 Pension Trust FundCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
  4. Perez v. KoreskoDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Rogers v. CommissionerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013

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